Elkington

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ABOUT ELKINGTON

Currently under contract at St James\'s Place, Cirencester using, amongst other things: Snowflake, Jira, Visual Studio Code, and BitBucket. Most recent contract was: Sanderson Recruitment PLC -(Sept 2022 to 31 Jan 2024)Recent prior contracts: Bristol Uni, TEKSystems\\RLG as a contract SQL DBA.Have experience in Telecoms, Public Sector, Finance, Marketing, Health\\NGOCustomer-focused SQL DBA with nearly 30 years of SQL server Database Administration experience across production, testing, and development environments. Solid understanding of coding standards, experience writing technical documentation and technical specifications to client standards. Implementation experience in delivering to very tight and often variable timescales. Highly experienced in managing customer expectations and understanding customer requirements. Team player, capable of multitasking and working unmanaged on own initiative.Have made extensive use of SQL Server versions from 6.5 through to 2019, and latterly Azure, and my experience includes:(NEW SKILLS: Also familiar with Azure Single Database, SQL Managed Instance, Azure Portal concepts, implementation and basic usage)* Migration, Scripting, SSIS/SSRS, Security/administration* User management, BAU administration, auditing * Installs/builds, and upgrades* Clustering, Mirroring, and Replication, Log-Shipping, performance optimisation & monitoring* Transact SQL Scripting/quality reviewing, Schema Design and Build* Backup & Restore/Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning and Implementation * Powershell - both as a standalone utility and integrated with SQL Server* TFS, Zendesk* Office 365, PowerApps, PowerBI* Docker* Datawarehouse: Planning, Design, Implementation * Encryption at Rest* MentoringSpecialties: Cross-platform migration, multiple instance management, builds & installsAvailable for project-work, BAU support, on-call, & out of hours.